 | 1914 - 708 pągines
...greatest difficulties is to learn to distinguish between ie and ei. The only rule commonly taught is: "I before e, Except after c. Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh." The rule as it stands j is misleading, since besides those words having c before ei, and those having... | |
 | 1914 - 684 pągines
...greatest difficulties is to learn to distinguish between ie and ei. The only rule commonly taught is: "I before e, Except after c. Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh." The rule as it stands is misleading, since besides those words having c before ei, and those having... | |
 | Alonzo Reed - 1884 - 206 pągines
...(/) o sought through thought trough (/) wrought hough (£) Jlough (k) 5 J4S. ie and ei. RULE.— 4 before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh. — Dr. Brewer. Direction. — Learn to spell and to use these words. ie = e. Use. — Achieve success... | |
 | Frank Van Buren Irish - 1888 - 136 pągines
...learning to spell. Rule I.—Ei usually follows s, orst'ftc; ie follows other consonants. Rule II.—/ before e, except after c, Or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh.—Dr. Brewer. reling, eating, allotment, visiting, hunting, canceling, saving, living, ceasing,... | |
 | William Henry Wheeler - 1899 - 228 pągines
...ADDISON. 10. 'T'lS plate of rare device. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Rules for Spelling—ie and ei. Rule, i before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh. —DR. BREWER. We are slow to believe what if believed would hurt our feelings.—OVID. I've never... | |
 | Alonzo Reed - 1897 - 280 pągines
...(/) ii 00 sought through thought wrought ftrough (/) *hough (k) *lough (k) J45. ie and ei. RULE.— i before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a, As in neighbor and weigh.— Dr. Brewer. Direction. — Learn to spell and to use these words. ie = e. Use. — Achieve success... | |
 | George Briggs Aiton - 1901 - 236 pągines
...ner rob ber y AITON'S DESCRIPTIVE SPELLER EXERCISE 428 Dr. Brewer's Rule for ie and el KUI.K. — i before e Except after c Or when sounded as a As in neighbor and weigh. EXERCISE 429 Exceptions to Dr. Brewer's Rule NOTE. — There are a few exceptions to this rule, but... | |
 | James Ormond Wilson - 1902 - 200 pągines
...words. " Politeness is to do and say The kindest things in the kindest way." 347—ie and ei Ruie.—i before e, except after c, Or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh.—Brewer. 348—Gulf Stream Dictation.—The Gulf Stream is a river in the ocean. Its banks... | |
 | James Ormond Wilson - 1902 - 200 pągines
...words. " Politeness is to do and say The kindest things in the kindest way." 347—ie and ei jtnir.-.i before e, except after c, Or when sounded as a, as in neighbor and weigh.—Brewer. 348—Gulf Stream Dictation.—The Gulf Stream is a river in the ocean. Its banks... | |
 | Luella Clay Carson - 1903 - 140 pągines
...generally end in able; as, peaceable, thinkable, salable. 7. Arrangement of t and e in a digraph : "I before e Except after c, Or when sounded as a As in neighbor and weigh." Exceptions : weird, financier, leisure, seize, neither. Another determining rule is that i follows... | |
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Remember, i before e except after c, or when sounded as "a 
